Certification Requirements

DataCamp's Python Associate Certification is awarded to individuals who successfully complete one timed exam and one practical exam (PY101 & PY501P).

The PY101 is a 2-hour exam that assesses your proficiency in data management and exploratory analysis theory. To successfully pass this exam, you should be able to:

• Perform standard data import, joining and aggregation tasks

• Perform cleaning tasks to prepare data for analysis

• Assess data quality and perform validation tasks
• Calculate metrics to effectively report characteristics of data and relationships between features using Python
• Create data visualizations to demonstrate the characteristics of data
• Identify and reduce the impact of characteristics of data

What to expect on the practical exam

The final step in this certification is the PY501P practical exam. The practical exam assesses your skills in Python. Candidates will be given 4 test items related to a real-world scenario. You'll be expected to complete these tasks related to a business problem and to return data to meet the given requirements.

The practical exam will combine multiple competencies tested in the PY101 timed exam, and no new domains or competencies will be tested during your practical. This exam must be completed in Python.

How long do I have to complete the practical exam?

You will have a total of 4 hours to complete your practical exam. You’ll have 30 days from the time you register for certification to the time you must complete all requirements, including the exam(s) and practical exam. If you complete the exam(s) right away, then you’ll have the remaining time to work on preparing for the practical exam. However, if you take longer to complete the exam(s), you’ll have less time to complete the practical exam. Visit the Practical Hub in the Get Started pages for additional resources.

Re-taking your certification

Candidates who are unsuccessful in any component will have to wait 14 days before they can attempt the certification again. Upon retaking the certification, you will be required to complete all exams again, including any that you may have passed on a previous attempt.

If you have questions or feedback related to certification, please submit your inquiry here.